If you were to be subjected to torture, what would be the last straw before you broke?
How about the Meow Mix commercial jingle? According to writer Justine Sharrock in Mother Jones magazine, that — along with songs like the Barney theme song, some Bee Gees, and Neil Diamond — are some of the most popular songs to torture by.
More here (language warning!)
(h/t: Brandt Williams)
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins